Now it is characteristic of play that one plays without reason and there must be no reason for it. Play is its own good reason.

I am willing to allow that smoking is a moral weakness, but on the other hand, we must beware of the man without weaknesses. He is not to be trusted. He is apt to be always sober and he cannot make a single mistake. His habits are likely to be regular, his existence more mechanical and his head always maintains its supremacy over his heart. Much as I like reasonable persons, I hate completely rational beings.

Such is human psychology that if we don't express our joy, we soon cease to feel it.

The wise man reads both books and life itself.

Not until we see the richness of the Hindu mind and its essential spirituality can we understand India

A tendency to fly too straight at a goal, instead of circling around it, often carries one too far.

Happiness for me is largely a matter of digestion.